microsoft/playwright · error · Error

Usage: playwright.inspect('Playwright >> selector').

Error message

Usage: playwright.inspect('Playwright >> selector').

What it means

Error "Usage: playwright.inspect('Playwright >> selector')." thrown in microsoft/playwright.

Source

Thrown at packages/injected/src/consoleApi.ts:125

  }

  private _querySelector(selector: string, strict: boolean): (Element | undefined) {
    if (typeof selector !== 'string')
      throw new Error(`Usage: playwright.query('Playwright >> selector').`);
    const parsed = this._injectedScript.parseSelector(selector);
    return this._injectedScript.querySelector(parsed, this._injectedScript.document, strict);
  }

  private _querySelectorAll(selector: string): Element[] {
    if (typeof selector !== 'string')
      throw new Error(`Usage: playwright.$$('Playwright >> selector').`);
    const parsed = this._injectedScript.parseSelector(selector);
    return this._injectedScript.querySelectorAll(parsed, this._injectedScript.document);
  }

  private _inspect(selector: string) {
    if (typeof selector !== 'string')
      throw new Error(`Usage: playwright.inspect('Playwright >> selector').`);
    this._injectedScript.window.inspect(this._querySelector(selector, false));
  }

  private _selector(element: Element) {
    if (!(element instanceof Element))
      throw new Error(`Usage: playwright.selector(element).`);
    return this._injectedScript.generateSelectorSimple(element);
  }

  private _generateLocator(element: Element, language?: Language) {
    if (!(element instanceof Element))
      throw new Error(`Usage: playwright.locator(element).`);
    const selector = this._injectedScript.generateSelectorSimple(element);
    return asLocator(language || 'javascript', selector);
  }

  private _resume() {
    if (!this._injectedScript.window.__pw_resume)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/injected/src/consoleApi.ts:125 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/playwright@c8fc3bf8d3 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/51dbe10fb10d22e0. Report an issue: GitHub.